Modern Sculptures
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Modern Sculptures
Wood, Paint
2010s Modern Sculptures
Porcelain, Glaze, Crayon, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures
Concrete, Wire
2010s Modern Sculptures
Wood, Paint
2010s Modern Sculptures
Wood, Birch, Paint
2010s Modern Sculptures
Resin
2010s Modern Sculptures
Wood, Birch, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures
Granite, Bronze
2010s Modern Sculptures
Wood, Paint
2010s Modern Sculptures
Porcelain, Glaze, Crayon, Watercolor
2010s Modern Sculptures
Crayon, Watercolor, Porcelain, Glaze
1960s Modern Sculptures
Metal
1970s Modern Sculptures
Marble
2010s Modern Sculptures
Wood, Paint
2010s Modern Sculptures
Porcelain, Glaze, Crayon, Watercolor
2010s Modern Sculptures
Porcelain, Glaze, Crayon, Watercolor
2010s Modern Sculptures
Wood, Walnut, Paint
2010s Modern Sculptures
Porcelain, Glaze, Crayon, Watercolor
2010s Modern Sculptures
Wood, Birch, Paint
2010s Modern Sculptures
Wood, Paint
2010s Modern Sculptures
Wood, Paint
1920s Modern Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Modern Sculptures
Porcelain, Glaze, Crayon, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures
Granite, Bronze
1940s Modern Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Modern Sculptures
Wood, Paint
2010s Modern Sculptures
Wood, Birch, Paint
1960s Modern Sculptures
Metal
1910s Modern Sculptures
Bronze
1910s Modern Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century Modern Sculptures
Mixed Media
Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Glaze
1910s Modern Sculptures
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Glaze
Early 1900s Modern Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century Modern Sculptures
Marble
Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures
Wood
1960s Modern Sculptures
Metal
1960s Modern Sculptures
Marble
Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Glaze
2010s Modern Sculptures
Wood, Mixed Media
2010s Modern Sculptures
Resin
1980s Modern Sculptures
Glass, Wood
2010s Modern Sculptures
Metal, Silver
Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures
Wood
2010s Modern Sculptures
Silver
1980s Modern Sculptures
Glass, Wood
1980s Modern Sculptures
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures
Bronze, Gold Leaf
20th Century Modern Sculptures
Paint, Board
1960s Modern Sculptures
Fiberglass, Paint, Walnut
2010s Modern Sculptures
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures
Porcelain, Glaze
Early 2000s Modern Sculptures
Wire
1970s Modern Sculptures
Bronze, Stainless Steel
Early 2000s Modern Sculptures
Porcelain